ANZSCTS Database Newsletter Issue # 5 March 2017

Welcome!Welcome to issue 5 of the Australian and New Zealand Society of

Cardiothoracic Surgeons (ANZSCTS) Database Program

Newsletter!

What do you think of our new Newsletter? We want to make our

newsletter an informative, relevant, and useful summary of

activities of ANZSCTS Database. We welcome your feedback on

how to make it interesting to you.

Data Capture

To date, ANZSCTS Database holds information on over 100,000

patients, increasing at a rate of 12,000 cases per year; this equates

to approximately 60% population coverage of people undergoing

cardiac surgery in Australia*.

TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome! Data Capture Web System v4 New public website 2015 Annual report 2016 Audit update Completion of PINBALL Study WCPH 2017 ANZSCTS Database Team Get involved

IMPORTANT DATES

Easter Closedown April 14­18, 2017 (inclusive)

Data Deadlines Q1 May 12, 2017 Q2 Aug 11, 2017 Q3 Nov 10, 2017

Thirty­one sites currently contribute their data, and 9 new sites

have committed to join in 2017. The map shows the percentage of

procedures contributed by each Australian jurisdiction. Email us to

join!

*as per AHIW numbers

On September 1st, we released Web System version 4 to align

with Data Definitions Manual 4. The release notes details changes,

which include additional variables for collections, new definitions

on some pre­existing variables, and updated Web Reports.

Key improvements:

• TAVR and TMVR modules

• New Web Report

• Data downloadable for extended time frames

• iPad/Tablet optimised

Please email us your feedback on how to improve the Web Report

to make it of value for your reporting and quality assurance

purposes.

Most sites have transitioned smoothly to using version 4. Please

call or email us if you have any uncertainty in the definition

description.

Note, Data Access console is no longer supported, however, data

may be downloaded for import into Access or as a .csv file.

New public website

Research CommitteeMeetings Jun 05, 2017 Sep 04, 2017 Dec 04, 2017

Steering CommitteeMeetings Jun 12, 2017 Sep 11, 2017 Dec 11, 2017

NEXT ISSUE October 2017

EDITORS Dr Nupur Nag Ms Alisa Turbic Mr Noah Solman

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Web System v4

We have a new website! Visit https://anzscts.org/database/.

Thank you to Dr Michael Seco for assisting us to amalgamate our old website to the ANZSCTS site – we love it and hope you will too!

Keep an eye on the page as Dr Seco is in developing an online AusScore calculator which will be available soon.

2015 Annual Report

Did you receive a copy of the 2015

Annual Report? Released in

December 2016, the report

summarises bench­marked key

performance indicators of

participating sites, against National

averages.

The report has a new design,

presentation format, and altered

content. We are committed to

continue to improve this report so that it is of value to our

stakeholders; therefore we welcome your feedback on inclusions

you would find useful for improving patient care and outcomes, and

items that you think may be removed from the current report that

are of little value; please email us your suggestions.

2016 Audit update

Participating sites are audited every three years. Three sites were

audited in 2016. Generally, compliance to data entry definitions

and data completeness were of high standard. The main areas of

resolve were:

• Miscoding for angina classification (CCS) and patient

status (STAT ­ urgent)

• Discrepancies between supporting document and

reporting on date variables and complications

Please call or email us if you have any uncertainty in the definition description – we would like to achieve 100% data

completion and accuracy!

If your site is audited, please ensure auditor has:

• IT access prior to commencement of an audit;

• Access to case files selected;

• Access to patient names in theatre summary reports, or UR

numbers in the perfusion report, for cross referencing.

Completion of PINBALL study

The Prophylactic INtra­aortic

BALLoon Counterpulsation in High­

Risk Cardiac Surgery pilot study,

aimed to determine the feasibility of a

large scale randomised clinical trial (RCT). The largest hurdle was

patient recruitment due to surgeon equipoise. Of the 350 screened

patients, 37% were eligible for participation, and of these, 7% were

recruited, deeming a full­scale RCT not feasible.

Thank you to Professor Edward Litton for leading the project, and to

all sites involved in data collection.

The registry embedded RCT provided the required information, at

minimal cost, and with maximum efficiency, demonstrating the

value of registries in research activities.

Email us to request registry data for research.

WCPH 2017Are you presenting any research from ANZSCTS Database at the

World Congress of Public Health, in Melbourne? Let is know!

ANZSCTS Database activities will be highlighted via e­poster on

Tuesday April 4th from 13:10­13:15 (Session 3A, Touchscreen 1).

We hope to see you at the meeting!

ANZSCTS Database Team New staff members!

Mr Nishit Prajapati completed his Master of

Information Technology, from University of

Queensland. He has over eight years of

experience in database management and

solution development. Nishit joined Monash

University in 2014 as a Senior Database

Analyst, and joined ANZSCTS Database Team, one day a week, in

January 2017. He enjoys technical reading, computer

programming and yoga.

Ms Kathy Fotis completed her Postgraduate

Diploma of Science (Applied Statistics), from

Swinburne University. She has over eight years

of experience working in population health, in

particular in low vision and blindness. Kathy has

joined CCRET, half­time with ANZSCTS

Database Team assisting with the researchactivities of the Program. She enjoys running and cycling, and

spending time with family and friends.

Get involvedSupport fantastic work of the Heart Foundation!

Heart Week 6­13 May 2017Each year the Heart Foundation

uses Heart Week as an opportunity

to shine a spotlight on the problem

of heart disease and to improve the

heart health of all Australians.

Big Heart Appeal 1­30

September 2017

The Heart Foundation saves lives

and improves health though funding

world­class cardiovascular research,

guidelines for health professionals,informing the public and assisting people with cardiovascular

disease. As a charity, the Heart Foundation relies on donations and

gifts in wills to continue our lifesaving research, education and

health promotion work.

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